Composition of the Board

(1) The Board of Directors shall consist of the following persons, (a) the Area Representatives of the Electoral Divisions comprised within the Toledo District; 21 (b) a member of the Punta Gorda Town Council nominated by that Town Council; (c) six other representatives, two of whom from zone one, and one each from the other four zones established in the Toledo District under the Regional Development Plan for the Southern Belize of October 1999 as revised in April 2000, made by the Environmental and Social Technical Assistance Project, to be elected by the residents of each zone, (i) under the electoral system used to elect alcaldes or village councils; and (ii) in consultation with local bodies representing the interests of various indigenous and other social groups in the Toledo District. (2) The General Manager shall be an ex-officio Director without the right to vote. (3) The Directors referred to in subsection (1) (b) to (h) of this section, shall be appointed by the Minister for such period not exceeding two years as may be specified in the instruments appointing them, Provided that any such Director retiring on the expiration of his term of office shall, subject to section 17 of this Act, be eligible for reappointment. (4) The Minister shall appoint one of the Directors referred to in subsection (1) (a) of this section, to be the Chairperson of the Board and the Chairperson shall hold office for a period not exceeding two years and shall be eligible for reappointment. 22 (5) The Directors shall elect from their number a Deputy Chairperson who shall hold office for a period not exceeding two years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (6) Where for any reason, the Chairperson is unable to preside at any meeting of the Board, (a) the Deputy Chairperson shall preside if he is able to do so; and (b) if the Deputy Chairperson is unable to preside, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to preside.